Freeing Our Minds: A Private Silent Weekend

11 - 13 December 2026, Highlands Retreat in Allenspark, CO

The nature of our minds is free like the sky. We can liberate ourselves from the seeming ensnarement of habitual patterns, thoughts, and emotions. We can expand with joy, and reclaim our natural state.

Having grounded in practice together, now we can open into this “liberating insight” or “vipashyana” meditation, in this private, deeper, silent weekend just for y’all who’ve sat with me before.

We’ll arrive and gently settle, then over the weekend, I’ll gradually guide us farther in our practice, with the support of the natural elements, a bit of sky-gazing meditation, and more:)

We will have the whole center to ourselves (!), which is Highlands Retreat in Allenspark, Colorado. So, you can expect a more private, secluded, experience for deeper practice.

All photos on this page are of the actual center, land, and views, including the top banner, scroll to check it out.

Same basic schedule you’re used to, but with a bit more close guidance from me:

  • Silence the entire time apart from dharma talks, questions, interviews

  • Two practice blocks of three hours each, morning and afternoon, with walking meditation between sits

  • Time for rest and nature as usual

  • Close guidance from me, including guided meditations each day, and an optional Saturday night check-in with additional instructions

  • Individual interviews

Registration, Payment, Logistics

Delightfully, we quickly filled to capacity and all of our rooms are now sold out. We’re working on an additional weekend in late February, contact me to add your name to the list and we’ll be sure to get you a spot for that one:) Or if anyone cancels for this one.

We will arrive Friday at dinner, and depart Sunday after dinner, though of course you can drive home earlier if you need to. Exact timing TBA.

The price of $795 is all said and done. It includes lodging in private rooms with their own private bathrooms, all meals cooked for us, tuition, and the fee from credit card processing.

If you’re attending with someone you know and would like to share a room (they have two beds), each person signs up for that option, $615 each all said and done, and indicate each other as roommates on the registration form you’ll be guided to.

If plans change and you need to cancel, I’ll refund you minus the 3% credit card fee until 22 October. After 22 October, if someone else is able to fill your spot, I could also refund you, but it’s not guaranteed.

Freeing Our Mind: Private Room
$795.00

This is all said and done. Includes lodging, food, tuition, and processing fees. Your room has it’s own bathroom too.

Freeing Our Mind: Share a Room with Someone You Know
$615.00

This is all said and done. Includes lodging, food, tuition, and processing fees.

We Will Have Meditation Cushions in a Circle, Fewer Chairs, and a Shrine:)

Above photo: We’ll have most of those chairs moved out, arrange our meditation cushions in a circle, and meditate here. We’ll be able to look out that window or bundle up on the porch for sky gazing:)

Below Photo: Your Private Lodge Rooms:) They’re actually little suites.

All Other Photos: From around the center, their views, facilities, etc. The top banner is also a view from the center. No stock on this page lol!